Add milk to sugar...bring to a boil..for 6 minutes!! The time is important!
remove from heat...add all chocolate, butter, vanilla, and pecans. beat with mixer until glossy. pour into a buttered dish and let cool...Cut into small squares....

Scott- I'm in Jackson, Michigan. Where in Michigan are you from? Good luck with the fudge- the cold water test has never failed me yet.

Flashback ... I was born in Jackson!

So as not to threadjack, I am a fudge cheater! The Pampered Chef way would be to melt a tub of frosting and a bag of chocolate chips together! Don't ask me why I make everything else from scratch and not fudge. I guess I'd much rather go to Mackinac Island and buy it!